FS World Cup November: Competition Details

[Kadarn]

The FS World Cup returns!

After much anticipation, I am happy to announce the return of the FS World Cup! All those who took part at the last event in September can attest to how much fun this event was, and I look forward to seeing some new faces.

Please see below for details of the FS World Cup. These rules are subject to change. Any changes made will be communicated via a new post on this thread.

Characters
To make things more interesting, everyone taking part will be playing with the same levels. As such, you will need to create an alt character and give that name when you sign up. You can use a character that has seen play in previous lvl 2 events, but the following rules must still apply. If you are using a character from the previous world cup then you must declare it when you sign up.

Max level of character is 2 (in case you already have a lowbie rolled)

-No boots: No boots are allowed to be worn. As such, there is no need for the alt characters to even have boots.

-No Unique Skills or Boosts No unique skills are allowed in the tournament. Again, there is no need for characters to have any of these skills.

You may spend the money from the tutorial on % skills only, these are available in the clubhouse.

We will be checking the characters before and during the event. Anyone found to be abusing these two rules will be given a swift farewell.

Format
-This is an even-Stevens night
-It'll be an 720 international night.
-The exact groups and set up will be determined once the teams are confirmed closer to the time. This will be a world cup style tournament with a group stage and a knockout stage
-Any teams which are unable to play will award a win to their opponents.

Teams
-Game size is 7 a side. Sign up as an individual, giving your country of origin and you will be assigned to one of the pre-generated international teams by Cybersports.
-Players may only play for one team over the course of the night.

Sign Ups
-Sign up here with the name of the alt character you will be using.
-Sign ups will continue until 15:00 Wednesday November 25th.
-Please do not submit your name unless you can be sure you will be available to play. Dropping out without notice disrupts the tournament for everyone else. Expect the matches to continue up to 10pm BST.
-Please note, this will work on a first come first server basis. Anyone signing up once the teams have been filled will be added to the reserve pool. We will try and get you into the team of your choice, but due to the population spread this may not be possible.

Times
-All players should be logged on and ready to kick off at 18:00pm GMT on Thurs 26th November
-Games are expected to continue up to 22:00 GMT
-All Group stage games will be completed on Thursday night. Knockout stage games will be completed on Friday. Matches are expected to be played on both nights.

Disconnections
-In the event of a player being disconnected from a match, play should continue. A team dropping out before the completion of their match will forfeit their game.
-In the event that a player drops and a sub is not able to replace them, continue play and notify myself or TMB via Xfire or Live Chat. The game will either: Continue until full time, restart, or be aborted and a new match started to play the remaining time to the nearest ten minutes with the scores carrying over.
-DO NOT CANCEL OUT OF A MATCH UNTIL ONE OF THESE THREE COURSES HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY MYSELF OR AGREED UPON BY YOUR OPPONENTS.

Prizes
-No-one walks away empty handed. Every team will receive bonds relative to their position in the table. Even if you come last, you will still get something for your troubles.
-The bonds will be split evenly between the players in the team.